Friday, March 18, 2011

Japan, in the hands of 180 technical

A cornerstone of Japanese education is the identification with the community, especially at work, a loyalty that results in discipline and dedication, and that means, ultimately, sacrifice for the good of the group. The group, in this case, what are the millions of people would be exposed to radiation in case of a total collapse of Fukushima Daiichi, and slaughtered are 180 technicians who do everything they can to cool the reactors at the plant.

Form the first line of defense and have been exposed to radiation which can be fatal to your health. TEPCO, which owns the plant, has not revealed their names or conditions, or how many minutes can be exposed to radiation. The Health Ministry yesterday raised the exposure limit of 100 mSv per hour at 250.

This is more than twice the maximum dose allowed in the Asco nuclear power plant (Tarragona) during a refueling. Radiation in the environment Fukushima reactor has 400 points millisieverts an hour. Within the reactor, where technicians work, must have been much higher. We do not know if these workers are volunteers, although we can assume it is.

It is common in nuclear plants operate maintenance equipment itself a camaraderie with a fire department or an elite military unit. All for one to finish. We know they work in the dark, with flashlights. His team consists of white overalls, gloves and hoods that adjust the monkey with anchors that are not airtight.

Breathing oxygen bottles loaded in the back. Its mission is to pump hundreds of gallons of seawater per minute on the incandescent core of the reactors. The core temperature reaches 2,000 degrees. The water evaporates immediately. Not only can hold the fuel rods submerged but can not prevent leakage of hydrogen from the reactors.

The hydrogen explodes on contact with air. The blasts have given them full. Five workers dead, two missing and 22 injured. Once they were during the explosion of the reactor three. The resulting contaminated feel nauseous, suffering from diarrhea and skin infections. His defenses plummet.

May develop leukemia and other cancers. The call the liquidators, and can die, as achieved by the radioactive dust off the reactors. If they fail, if the reactor were to melt, if it produces fission core and breaks the vessel that isolates them, as they have begun to break down the numbers one and three-thousand tons of radioactive dust will reach the atmosphere and million Japanese will be at risk.

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